W Lodge’s Thailand Music Retreat Overview: Contained in the Expertise

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With all eyes set on Thailand, due to the latest success of the hit HBO collection White Lotus, W Lodge has created a one-of-a-kind retreat, turning their attractive Koh Samui location right into a vibrant tradition hub for music lovers.

Dubbed W Presents, the progressive dwell music showcase options an all-inclusive expertise that features unique performances from collaborating DJs and artists from across the globe, native excursions resembling elephant sanctuary visits, a Muay Thai boxing session, and even a White Lotus-style island-hopping boat cruise with a sundown occasion.

The inaugural Koh Samui retreat happened between Might 1 to five with a jam-packed lineup of dwell performances from famend DJ and W Inns‘ International Music Director LP Giobbi, plus Bonobo, Sofia Kourtesis, Beatrice, Emjie, JOPLYN, Mascolo, in addition to native artists like Kate Sara, Dan Buri, and W Koh Samui Music Curator, Armando Mendes. From poolside DJ units through the sundown, to intimate villa dinner partiers, to luxe boat cruise dancing, every efficiency was unfold all through a number of nights and set at completely different areas to make every set really feel distinctive.

“Music has all the time been a part of W Inns’ DNA, and W Presents has change into a strong world platform for a culturally related sonic expression,” says W Inns senior VP and world model chief George Fleck. “With our first-ever W Presents Retreat, we’re deepening that connection to be an much more immersive expertise on the planet’s most unique locations, bringing visitors nearer to the artists they love and the locations they love to find. Launching at our iconic W Koh Samui makes it much more particular given the island’s vibrant music scene, pure magnificence and beautiful native tradition.”

“We don’t simply see music as background noise, as in lots of accommodations, however fairly part of creating experiences, each for our visitors, but in addition for making a platform for artists who wish to share their artwork and write their music with visitors all over the world. And so it was form of a pure evolution for us as we take into consideration music programming, that we might create a worldwide music tour the place we are able to convey fascinating artists to locations that additionally actually resonate with these vacationers.”

What units W Presents other than live shows or music festivals is the extra intimate setting. On the W Lodge, there aren’t hundreds of followers packing right into a venue or safety separating the artists from followers, however the precise reverse. The retreat encourages attendees and musicians to combine and mingle collectively in an off-the-cuff setting to assist construct connections and a way of group. With only some hundred visitors on website, the expertise felt extra like a VIP unique getaway for creatives, artists and music lovers alike.

“The privateness of those accommodations, in a extremely cool setting, you could have extra entry to them. You’ll be able to study extra about how they create music, and you’ll really feel extra a richer, extra personalised expertise that hopefully will dwell with you for a very long time and create these recollections that stick with you. That’s actually essential to us, that we don’t simply come throughout as a lodge that performs music.”

Apart from having fun with dwell music, visitors are immersed into native delicacies, artwork, nature, and hospitality. Many excursions have been deliberate to totally embrace and expertise the Koh Samui island with choices to discover full of life evening markets, use arts and craft stations, study Muay Thai boxing, or sluggish issues down with beach-front yoga and sound baths. What you see within the White Lotus might look luxurious, however truly laying out by the ocean with contemporary coconut water and mango sticky rice in hand is the right trip deal with.

The W Presents Retreat at W Koh Samui ranges from $3,836 (132,000 Baht) for a one-bedroom villa with a non-public pool and backyard view to $6,746 (232,000 Baht) for an oceanfront villa. Bookings embody breakfast, lunch and dinner for 2 visitors day by day, a welcome dinner and entry to wellness packages (resembling sound baths and yoga and mindfulness lessons talked about above).

Can’t make it to Thailand? W Lodge is increasing its W PRESENTS collection with a worldwide tour this summer season hitting Shanghai, Budapest, Seattle, Prague, and Abu Dhabi. W PRESENTS may even have a stage at different W Lodge properties this 12 months, together with W New York (Union Sq.), W Hoboken, W Hollywood, W Punta Cana, W Bali (Seminyak), W Singapore (Sentosa Cove), W Fort Lauderdale, W Dubai (Mina Seyahi), and W São Paulo, with occasion dates quickly to be introduced.

“W Presents is a strong platform for W Inns – a model that’s all the time been anchored in sound, scene, and self-expression,” shares George Fleck, Senior Vice President and International Model Chief, W Inns in a press launch. “As music-led travel continues to surge, W Inns stays a cultural connector, setting the stage for discovery and unforgettable experiences that blur the road between efficiency and place. By way of groundbreaking dwell units and immersive experiences, we’re redefining how music and hospitality come collectively to create these moments that you simply simply needed to be there for.

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